The square appears in historical records in 1866 and came into being in the mid-19th century as a by-product when a new harbour was created by land filling. It was originally used to unload agricultural products delivered to the city from around the Lake Mälaren region.[1]
The location was historically known as Flugmötet ("Flies' Meeting") because all latrines produced in the city were emptied behind a wooden paling here before being rowed away by worn-out old women, often former inmates seeking solace in the bottle, during nights. The waste products were brought to a plant on Kungsholmen where it was transformed into a gunpowder component. Though the latrine heap was discontinued during the 1840s, and this latter name never was made explicitly official, it appears in a guidebook in 1844, and was proposed as an official name in 1921.[1][2]
On the square is the bronze sculpture on a granite base: Familjen ("The Family") by Pye Engström from 1972–1973. The individual figures – a mother, a father, and a child – can be moved and rotated along tracks in the base. The sculpture is an enlarged copy of a piece first exhibited in the 1960s.[3][4]
^ ab"Innerstaden: Gamla stan". Stockholms gatunamn (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning. 1992. pp. 62–63. ISBN91-7031-042-4.
^"Stockholms stads årsredovisning 2002 (City of Stockholm - Annual Report 2002)" (PDF) (in Swedish). City of Stockholm. 2003. Retrieved 2007-02-21.[dead link]
^"Konst i Gamla stan (Art in Gamla stan)" (in Swedish). gamla-stan-stockholm.se. 2006. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
^ (in Swedish). Pye Engström. Archived from the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
mälartorget, swedish, square, mälaren, public, square, gamla, stan, town, central, stockholm, sweden, named, after, location, western, waterfront, town, facing, lake, mälaren, connected, square, streets, alleys, munkbrogatan, schönfeldts, gränd, tyska, brinken. Malartorget Swedish Square of Malaren is a public square in Gamla stan the old town in central Stockholm Sweden named after its location on the western waterfront of the old town facing Lake Malaren Connected to the square are the streets and alleys Munkbrogatan Schonfeldts Grand Tyska Brinken and Lejonstedts Grand while the traffic route Munkbroleden separates it from the quay The main exit of the Gamla stan metro station is located on Malartorget Malartorget in February 2007 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit Sculpture The Family The square appears in historical records in 1866 and came into being in the mid 19th century as a by product when a new harbour was created by land filling It was originally used to unload agricultural products delivered to the city from around the Lake Malaren region 1 The location was historically known as Flugmotet Flies Meeting because all latrines produced in the city were emptied behind a wooden paling here before being rowed away by worn out old women often former inmates seeking solace in the bottle during nights The waste products were brought to a plant on Kungsholmen where it was transformed into a gunpowder component Though the latrine heap was discontinued during the 1840s and this latter name never was made explicitly official it appears in a guidebook in 1844 and was proposed as an official name in 1921 1 2 On the square is the bronze sculpture on a granite base Familjen The Family by Pye Engstrom from 1972 1973 The individual figures a mother a father and a child can be moved and rotated along tracks in the base The sculpture is an enlarged copy of a piece first exhibited in the 1960s 3 4 See also EditList of streets and squares in Gamla stanReferences Edit a b Innerstaden Gamla stan Stockholms gatunamn in Swedish 2nd ed Stockholm Kommitten for Stockholmsforskning 1992 pp 62 63 ISBN 91 7031 042 4 Stockholms stads arsredovisning 2002 City of Stockholm Annual Report 2002 PDF in Swedish City of Stockholm 2003 Retrieved 2007 02 21 dead link Konst i Gamla stan Art in Gamla stan in Swedish gamla stan stockholm se 2006 Retrieved 2007 02 21 Pye Engstrom 1950 1960 in Swedish Pye Engstrom Archived from the original on 2007 05 29 Retrieved 2007 02 21 External links Edithitta se Location map permanent dead link Coordinates 59 19 23 3 N 18 04 05 6 E 59 323139 N 18 068222 E 59 323139 18 068222 This article about a location in Stockholm County Sweden is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malartorget amp oldid 956555834, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
